How to ask a girl to be my friend?

Anonymous
I am a very introverted person. I grew up in a very conservative country so I only had male friends and don’t have have any experience with girls. I moved to Europe recently. I met a very nice girl in the gym , we talked and joked a few times so I asked her if we can meetfor a coffee sometime and that we should exchange numbers. she suggested exchanging instagram instead and we did so
This was 6 weeks ago
I want to be friends with her as I do believe I need some time before I start thinking of dating (I still get nervous around girls)

So , can I still text her? Did I wait too long and this is now going to be
If I can still text her , what should I say to indicate that this is a friend and that I am not trying to date her (at least for now )
How to ask a girl to be my friend?
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